At first glance we see two SEC teams, both wearing Maroon and White, both with first year head coaches, and the home team played Georgia close last week (lost 41-31) and is catching 14.5 points. A no-brainer, right? As Lee Corso would say, "NOT SO FAST MY FRIEND!" These teams are very different. Texas A&M has found their stride after a season opening loss to Notre Dame. The Aggies have a punishing ground game, averaging 232 YPG (9th) and in their most recent game against Missouri (a 41-10 victory) they dominated the line of scrimmage and showed a balanced attack with 236 rushing yards and 276 passing. Plus, A&M had a BYE week last week to prepare for State. Meanwhile, State just doesn't have very good athletes on the defensive side of the ball. They are allowing 201 rushing YPG (120th) and 263 passing YPG (115th). They will not be able to slow down the Aggie running game, and the Aggies will also have success through the air whenever they choose to throw. Georgia was looking ahead to Texas last week so that 41-31 score is misleading. And Georgia still out-gained State 605-385. I expect A&M to pull away and win this game something like 42-14. I'll lay the 14.5 points.
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